However, Megan has slammed claims they had a lot of arguments before the scandal, and she was outraged that her tattooed hunk's friends had been given the wrong impression, describing it as a "lie" and insisting he had no excuse for his behaviour.

Megan has slammed the claims (Image: ITVBE)

She says she didn't argue with Pete as much as his friends think (Image: ITVBE)

"Has Pete said to you we had bad times before this all came out? Because that's a lie," she told James Locke in the TOWIE Halloween special , although her co-star tried to explain he could just tell when his pal was stressed.

Jamie's ex Danielle Armstrong later added fuel to the fire, revealing that she had heard they had been arguing.

James has opened up (Image: ITVBE)

Megan hit back (Image: ITVBE)

She said: "James did used to tell me when [we] were together 'They row a lot. They row more than me and you.'

"He always used to say 'They weren't perfect before'.''

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Megan and Pete (Image: Rex Features)

Megan was horrified by what she heard, and dismissed the idea that rows were behind Pete's actions.

She argued: "We didn't row that much! We did row, but not all the time. That's not fair because it's almost giving him a reason for what he's done."